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(Margaret Kimberley is a member of the UNAC administrative committee, she is on the coordinating committee of the Black Alliance for Peace and Black Agenda Report editor and senior columnist)
The prison strikers are demanding:
Immediate improvements to the conditions of prisons and prison policies
An immediate end to prison slavery
Rescinding the Truth in Sentencing Act and the Sentencing Reform Act to give prisoners a possibility of rehabilitation and parole
An immediate end to the racial overcharging, over-sentencing, and parole denials of Black and brown humans.
An immediate end to racist gang enhancement laws
No denying access to rehabilitation programs for prisoners considered violent offenders
The United States leads the world in many shameful measures, and mass incarceration is at the top of an infamous list. No other nation has as many people behind bars nor applies such overt racism in maintaining its penal system.One out of every eight incarcerated people in the world are black Americans. That is why the prison strike declared by the incarcerated and their supporters is so crucial. Their actions prove that this country lies when it claims to be an upholder of human rights.[read more]
Wisconsin Bail Out the People Movement 